Writing Centre

Brescia's place for writers

The Writing Centre is closed for the summer. Thank you to everyone for supporting our writing centre. We have enjoyed our conversations with you, and we wish you a very happy, safe and peaceful summer.

Thank you also to our wonderful tutors for volunteering in the centre and helping to build a community of writers at Brescia. With mixed emotions, we say farewell to tutors pursuing new adventures. Thank you to Lisa Kovac, Shifa Redmond, and Sara Michelle Weinman who returned to the writing centre as Brescia alumae and graduate students. Together they volunteered multiple hours over a period of more than twelve years at Brescia. Victoria Gluch, Jasmine Lau and Erin Payne will be graduating from Brescia this year, and we thank them enormously for their contributions to the Brescia writing community. They have volunteered for 3,2 and 1 year, respectively. We wish you much happiness and look forward to future conversations. Keep in touch!

Fortunately, Kamila Redmond, Joanne Grafton, Laura Sierra Ladino and Brittany Ennis plan to return to tutor next year. Thank you all for helping to make the writing centre a fun place to write and talk. If you’re interested in working with them, consider volunteering as a tutor next year!

BRESCIA’S BOLD SUMMER READING LIST: Thank you to everyone who contributed suggestions to our summer reading list. We’ve compiled a list of books that relate to travel. Check the following lists and look for reminders on our Facebook page and Twitter account.

Communicating effectively is a huge part of building supportive and caring communities. We can make the world a better place with our words, images and ideas.

The Writing Centre welcomes writers to talk about their writing. In the centre, we share academic communication strategies, a reference library, and access to online writing resources. The centre is open to all students and faculty at no charge.

Individual Writing Consultations

French Tutoring

Look for information about support for students writing in French next year.

Faculty Resources

We welcome faculty to contact us about visiting classrooms to promote the Writing Centre. Mini workshops and classroom presentations about writing topics may also be arranged.

Writing Centre Hours: Closed for the summer

Writing Centre Brochure: Look for updates in the fall.

English Conversation Circle Information: Plans are underway for the future.

International Conversations: Conversation Circles & Writing Partners

Join the conversation in Ursuline Hall's Rose Room

If you’re interested in English conversation practice, please talk with Christina Lord. Our international conversation circles are organized to enhance your English conversation skills and help you to make new friends.

You can also talk about your readings and assignments in the writing centre, where we are happy to focus on all forms of communication.The Writing Centre has a Writing Partner program if you would like to set up an informal partnership to write with one of our tutors.

We love to talk with international students. Share your drafts, become a Writing Partner, participate in a conversation circle, or do all three.

Additional workshops may be offered in response to student or faculty requests.

Special Events

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The Brescia Literary Society

The creative writing and reading community is alive at Brescia. Look for information about the Literary Society in the fall. Also, have a look at The Musings, Brescia’s online creative writing journal. The student-run publication welcomes student writing submissions.

Bold Summer Reading: TRAVEL

Consult our BOLD Summer Reading List to find great travel books to read over the summer. Many of the books are available through Bresia’s Beryl Ivey Library and the Western library system. Be inspired to explore our world! Thank you to everyone who shared their discoveries!